S&W Appoints William S. Smith to its Board

S&W Seed Company recently announced the appointment of William S. Smith as the 9th member of the Company's Board of Directors effective July 1, 2014. Mr. Smith is an "independent director" according to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and The NASDAQ Stock Market and he will join S&W's Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.

William S. Smith is president of Wm Smith & Co., a registered broker/dealer with FINRA, specializing in capital markets services located in Denver, Colorado. Since 1986, Mr. Smith has been in the investment research business, initially as a principal with 13D Research, Hoenig & Co., and currently with Wm Smith & Co., publishing institutional research for money managers, mutual funds, and hedge funds. Prior to 1986, he spent eight years in the energy business as a principal and in senior management capacities with Sheffield Exploration and ENI Corp.

Grover Wickersham, Chairman of the Board of S&W Seed Company commented, "Bill Smith joins our Board, having a good working knowledge of our business and as an investor who's been a loyal S&W shareholder himself, for years. His years of experience, as well as his judgment and counsel on corporate governance will be very valuable to S&W."

Mr. Smith will serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders, at which time he will stand for re-election.